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VW owners can pick buybacks, fixes in emissions deal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The owners of nearly half a million polluting Volkswagens in the U.S. will be given the option of…
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Snyder, EPA point fingers in Flint water hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday blamed career bureaucrats in Washington and his own state for the Flint water-contamination crisis,…
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Charles River environmental group accuses EPA of negligence
BOSTON — A lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court by a Charles River environmental advocacy group accuses the Environmental Protection Agency of failing…
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How VW hoodwinked regulators — and how it got caught
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen became the world's top-selling carmaker trumpeting the environmental friendliness, fuel efficiency and high performance of diesel-powered vehicles…
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Investigation: EPA, state underestimated spill potential
Written by Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An internal government investigation has found that federal and state regulators underestimated the potential for…
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Critics of carbon regs use mine spill to skewer EPA
Written by Michael Biesecker WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say rivers tainted by last week's massive spill from an abandoned Colorado gold…